Melt butter in a pot over medium heat, add broccoli, cook for one minute, then add the chicken stock and salt and pepper and cover. Allow the broth to come to a boil, and cook until the broccoli is soft ( It needed to cook a lot longer than I thought. You want it kind of mushy.)

Whisk together flour and milk until combined. Add this mixture to the pot, stirring gently. The soup will thicken and once it's thick and creamy looking, add the grated cheese. Salt and pepper to taste, serve with crusty bread.

I basically omitted that silly soup trinity. Not sure why everyone does that. Oh, and more butter. And more cheese.

We were going to have our soup in bread bowls but Walmart wanted three bucks a pop for a round loaf that could have fed a small village. So, I just bought a loaf of french bread instead for $1.60 that will last 3+ meals. Much more practical.